Chef Karen Bell, formerly of Cafe at the Plaza, opened the shop at 330 E. Menomonee St. to sell locally and sustainably produced meats. The meat counter opened with steaks, roasts and sausages such as bratwurst and poblano-beer. | May 2, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

The money was a combination of equity and stock options, the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said. The funding brings to nearly $1 million the amount raised by Elli Health, which was founded in 2013 by Jay Mason. | March 3, 2015 12:36 p.m.»Read Full Article

Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport was operating normally and reporting no major weather-related delays as of late morning, an airport spokeswoman said.

That's not so at Chicago's O'Hare International, where flights that are scheduled to land there are being delayed an average of 2 hours and 9 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control Command Center. | March 3, 2015 11:40 a.m.»Read Full Article

Shoutlet Inc., a Madison company that provides customers with a social marketing platform, has raised $5 million in a financing that includes debt and stock options, according to a filing with federal securities regulators.

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp., then so is chief executive Michael Koss, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

In a suit filed last week, the bank argues that if a jury finds Park Bank liable for the loss, then Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, the firm's former auditor, should have to pay some of the award. | March 3, 2015 11:12 a.m.»Read Full Article

Branding, marketing and communications firm Versant is moving to Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward from the city's far northwest side.

Versant plans to be in its new location, the Landmark Building at 316 N. Milwaukee St., on May 1, the firm announced Tuesday. It's leasing 3,000 square feet, and has 15 employees. | March 3, 2015 9:30 a.m.»Read Full Blog Post

The Badger Fund of Funds, which was seeded with $25 million in state dollars, will launch its first venture capital funds in Madison, Oshkosh, Green Bay and Vilas County, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration.

The fund of funds has raised more than $5 million in additional private capital and expects to finalize its first funds in the next few weeks, the department said in a letter to the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. | March 2, 2015»Read Full Article

A large industrial building, located on Milwaukee's north side, has been sold to a local investment group that plans to continue redeveloping the property.

An affiliate of Phoenix Investors LLC purchased a 206,200-square-foot portion of the former Square D industrial plant, 4041 N. Richards St., for $1.45 million, the firm announced Monday. It was sold by Stag II Glendale LLC, a subsidiary of Boston-based Stag Industrial Inc., in a transaction brokered by Robert Dufek of Dufek Realty LLC and Jim Larkin of Colliers. | March 2, 2015»Read Full Article

Connecture Inc., a Brookfield software company that designs online marketplaces for health plans, said Monday that it expects to report revenue of $26 million to $28 million for its fourth quarter and $83 million to $85 million for 2014.

A former industrial building just north of downtown Milwaukee will be converted into apartments under a new $52.7 million project plan from Milwaukee developer Richard Wiegand.

The six-story Milwaukee Fortress Building, 100 E. Pleasant St., will be converted into 176 apartments, according to information disclosed Monday by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. | March 2, 2015»Read Full Article

A 20,000-square-foot, multitentant industrial building is being proposed for West Bend's Wingate Creek Business Park.

Rasmussen Industrial Properties LLC, led by Mark Rasmussen, would develop the building on 3.5 acres at the southeast corner of Stockhausen Lane and Enterprise St., according to a city report. It would cost around $1 million to develop. | March 2, 2015»Read Full Blog Post

With smart marketing, changing public perceptions and a boost from the recession, Goodwill Industries is continuing to thrive as one of Milwaukee's fastest-growing retailers.

Easily the biggest participant in the thrift-store niche, it has expanded from 10 shops in the four-county metropolitan area in 2009 to 15 today, with two more due to open soon. | March 2, 2015»Read Full Article